Display package



u8- `l", 1943( G. E. DAMRow 2,326,013

D I SPLAY PACKAGE Filed May 31, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR v 610,26: f'. aw

- l ATTORNEY.

Alg- 3, 1943- G. E. DAMRow `2,326,013

DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed May 31, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOIL ATTORNEY.

Patenteciiaug. 3, 1943 zzfipii UNHTED STATES i, PATENT QFFICE aazaoii; f DSPLAY PACKAGE i George EJjamrotv, ,GlenJtidge assigner to Pie-Pak Company, Inci, Hoboken, N. J. eppiieaiioii May 3i, 1939, seiaiiio. 276,505 1e oiaims. (ci. 2de-44) v In the packaging of pies having Whatnare termed meringue tops, and cakes especially when provided with icing, it is necessary to have 'A the side Walls of the package high enough thattljre top -covering of the package do'es notrest on the pie or cake andrigid enough toamply protect the product from any physical damage Whichvvodld spoil the appearance of the enclosed article. At the same time, it is desirable tov have as muchas possible of the product exposed tothe full vjvv of the purchaser, and yet the product must be fully enclosed to protect it from contamination by dirt, dust, handling, etc. f

Furthermore, the package should be sufficiently in' accordance with my r'vention,witl`r parts biro:

sturdy as a whole that the packaged article ,cari

or these objectives are attained by my present in- Vention. In addition, the outside of my ime proved package has a smooth outer surface avail-V able for advertising purposes. y j l A further object of myv invention is to provide a package for pies which is readilyadaptable for use with existing types of transfer pilates' in which the pie is delivered from the bakery, includ-- ing the simplest iormof such plate'having a horizontal peripheral flange. A still further object of my invention isto provide an improved form of cakefplat'e or tray which may be used'in connection with my' irriproved package. i i

A still further object of my inventionis to provide a package in which the parts aresecuren ly held together so that the same may be handled in" the retail stores and by the purchasers'without danger of the article dropping from the package. An even further object of my inventionl is; to

provide apaekagef the above indicated entree ier which may te lsi'iiiiiie`ii` to the taiie'ry'coiiiiiieiee ly disassembled and disconnected b't vvliich is readily' assemiiid intsiii-ray seifaiipiiortiiig package.

@ther aid urtlerjbj'ts of iyinvhtin will be apparent fror'i thi sp'eification Ytaken in corijunction with the accompanying drawings, vvh'er- Figure@ is aperspective" View of a pie package kenlavva'y tofaelli-tateillustration.` u

f Y igure1 2 is explded Vview of the parte cr'n'e' prising my improvedipackaig of 1.`

detail oa port-ione? my improved package.

Figure e' is ai detailed frontv View' of the interjlo'k for the f-ier band if Iry improved package.

Figure 5z is a detailed iieiiainiai sectioniii iiie principal interlock di the inner' tand,I on' the-line SL-iofFigla i Figure 6 is a; vertical section f my improved cake pz'itckagi.` i

-:Eigllre V'l is 23 fragmentary plan Vvv `0f Ori form of myimproved cake plate. l Y

- Figure s is a viewp'aitiy in perspective and paiiiy iii sect-ien 0i iiiiodined form @i an inipro'veci cake piaie. I Y

' Figure 9 isy a plainv VW f a further IIOd''d flr 0'1v arnpro'v'ed al plate.v Y

Certain featui or my' invention are applicabl" to packagesgen ly, and tlie'tvvoexamples given in this specioatio-n are intendedto be by Way of'exampie' only. AThey are however,- the best modes ini which I have aon'templated applying `myliiventimr at the prsent" time?. Y

Referring i'stjto the' pie package shown in Figsgl to 3' inclusive, H designates the plate into which the pie is transferred" after baking The plate has a fiat bottomy 22'; an upwardly flaring side Wall i-i, and a horizontally' extending peripherai ria-nge iltransferplates are usually made of pressed or molded paper' pulp or the like, and' are sufficiently rigid for the purposes.

My iin'liroved' package is pro-vided with an ihne'r bandit which rias a bead ic located intermediateits tcp and bottone edges. in the' drawings, lthis bead is shown as projectingV inwardly, but invention' not necessarily limited to such an arrangement.

bei-'iig closed indicated at Iaby having the Figure 3'- isa vertical sectional view in eiiia'rged The @ouai portion i1 of the parie ex ries aiiev'e nie bead is and has ai iis Y upper' .ier-:ena beati`v is, this bead desirab'iy is formed into a circle ready forr use.

vis to be used. vWhenY the band is to be used, the ends of the strip are brought together to form a circular band and so as to have overlapping end portions 2l and 22 (Fig. 4). The downturned portion i9 of the upper bead i3 on the en d 2| is lifted so that the bead i8 of the end 22 fits thereunder as indicated at 26 in Fig. fi.' Also the end portions 2i and 22 are provided with tabs 23 and 2li respectively. rThese tabsare formed by making semi-circular cuts, one of which is shown at 25, in each end portion 2l and 22,l these semi-circular cuts Yfacing oppositely in the respective ends. When the band is formed into aY circular shape, vthe ends are overlapped beyond the semi-circular cuts, and as the band is expanded each tab is caused to enter the opposite semi-circular out respectively to securely7 lock the ends'together, as indicated in Fig. 5. It will be noted that the interlocking tabs 23 and 2li are located in the portion of the band l below the bead i5, and this, together with the inter-v 3| which also is shipped as a strip and has overlapping end portions 32 and 33 when the band character of interlock is provided, indicated at 35 Vin Fig. 1, as the interlock for the inner band shown in Figs. 4 and 5, except that in this instance therinterlo-ck is located about midway between the top and bottom of the band. l Accordingly, when the strip comprisingthe band 3l is formed into a circle andthe overlapping ends are interlocked, the band is held in a true circle. However, there is a further advantage of the particular` semi-circular shape of the interlocks in that-while the interlocking parts are engaged, the overlapped ends maybe placed at an angle to each other so as to slightly increase the diameter atvthe bottom of the band, which may be done while the package is being assembled ii the operator so desires, but the expansion of the band to its full normal size as the band is placed in position will rmly engage the interlocks and adjust the band to its proper circular condition.

engage in the corner 38 between` the top edge of the flaring side wall i3 and its junction with the peripheral ange id of the plate, and the ends of the tabs 2G may even turn down against Vthe side wall i3 of the plate. assembled position in the band, the peripheral With the plate inV v positions of the ends 3l oi the tabs Eil serves to The same flange l-i is brought rmlyvagainst the bottom of the bead I6 as indicated in Fig. 3. Thus, the

lock the inner band and the plate securely together with no danger that the tabs will not firmly support the plate 3S. It will also be noted from Fig. 3 that the supporting portion of the band l5, between the lbead HG and the bottom edge 35, is of greater height than the depth of the plate li.

The assembly operation will be best understood from Fig. 2. After the inner band l5 and the outer band Si have been formed into circles and the ends interlocked, as indicated above, and the pie has been transferred to the plate I l, the plate is placed upon a suitable stand, symbolized bythe block S.Y At this time the tongues 2S of the inner band have not been bent to their locking position shown in Fig. 3. The inner band l5 is then brought down around the ange of the plate ll until the flange rests against the bead I6. Thereupon, the operator turns all the tongues 2G inwardly and upwardly beneath the ange of the plate to the posltionshown in Fig. 3, and the inner band and plate thus become firmly locked together. The operator next places a sheet of transparent material, indicated at lli, over the top of the inner band i6, and then passes the outer band 3l over the inner band l5 thus engaging and clamping the edges of the sheet di' between the inner and outer bands, as indicated at 52 in Fig. l. This same operation draws the sheet of material taut, and the same is iirmly held vbetween vthe two bands because the inner diameter of the outer band and the outer diameter of the inner band are substantially the same. Of course, prior to assembly the inner band has been chosen with the proper height of collar `l l `ior the particular use for the package.

When the'purchaser oi the pie wishes to remove the pie from the package, the inner and outer bands, being made ofv bre board or the like, can 'readily tear the same to remove the bands. Or, if desired, the purchaser canslide the outer band oithe container, take oli the sheet of transparent material, cut and serve a portion or the lpie and re-asseinble the transparent material and outer band to thus protect the remainder of the pie until wanted.

Referring now to Figs. v6 Vand 7 of the drawings showing my improved cake package, the cake is supported-upon a transfer plate El having a at upper Surface. Like the pie transfer plate il, this cake plate is also desirably made of bre board or other stii brous material. The plate is shown in plan in Fig. 7. Inwardly of its outer edge the plate is provided with a score line 52, and thatportion between the score line and the outer edge is formed into a plurality of tabs 53 by means of V-shaped cuts 5t which extend from the outer edgel and terminate adjacent the score line. The plate is shipped in flat condition to thebakery. In the bakery, theroperator turns down the tabs 53 along the score line 52, as shown in Fig. 6. The tabs 53 are rather large so that the base thereof extends around a substantial arc along the score line, Yand the tabs have ra pronounced tendency to spring outwardly;

The cake package is provided also with an inner band 513V which hask an intermediate bead 55, similarn to the beadl i5 of the package shown in Figs. l, `2 and 3. The uppercollar portion 53 of the bandV 5d is usually considerably taller than the collar portion il of the band in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and atits upper edge this collar may be scalloped as indicated at 5l, in which event there is no upper bead corresponding to the bead I8 in Fig. 1. 4 Ofcourse, the collar 56 will be of whatever height is desired furthe particular size of cake being packaged, and its upper edge may or may not be scalloped.` Also, the scalloped edge can of courseY be used with thepie package of Figs. 1,72 and 3 ii desired, because in either case it enables the consumer to see more of the packaged article. Y i Y At the lower edge the inner band 54 is provided with tongues or tabs 58. lowever, with the type of plate shown in Figs. 6 and 7, I prefer to have the tabsil veryv wide so as toV overlie two or more of the tabs 53 as shown in Fig. 6,11 have found that` a plate with six depending tabs 53 and-'ari inner band with three upstanding tabs 58 cooperate very well together. W hen the inner Aband is assembled with the plate 5i, as shown in Fig. 6, the ends of the tabs may be bent over slightly as indicated at 5d to engage the under surface of the plate to thusfassist in holding the flat top of the plate nrmly against the bottom oi' the bead 55, and also to hold the tabs in place beneath the; under surface of the plate 5i. The tendency oi the tabs oi the plate to spring outwardly also serves to give a rirrn frictional rela!- tion between the'piate and band and to shape into an arc the large tabs Sil of the innerband, thus facilitating the making of a solid package.

The assembly ci the inner' band upon the plate 5l, after its tabs E are bent downwardly, is the sameY as described in connection with the package shown in Figsi, 2 and 3. After the inner band is secured in place by turning up the tabs 58, a sheet of transparent material, indicated at 62, is placed over the top oi thecollar portion 555, and the previously formed outer band $3 is slipped down over the inner band. Thus the ends oi the sheet 62 are firmly held between the inner and outer bands, while the sheet is drawn taut across the top of the collar 5d by this operation. It is intended that the inner and outer bands 5d and 63 be provided with'suitable interlocks for the overlapping endsrespectively, such as those described in connection with Figs. 4 and 5.

In the cake package illustrated in Fig. 6, it will be noted that the outer band B3 is of less height than the inner band 5d, so that when the package is. completed the bottom edges of the inner and outerv bands il! and 63 are flush with each other, and theftop edge of the inner band is no higher than the lowest point of the scallops 5l so that the purchaser may View the sides of the cake through the spaces ofV the scallops 5l'. These, however, are covered by the transparent material BZ'that is held between the inner and outer bands as described abo-ve so that the packaged cake is entirely covered.

Fig. 8 illustrates a rnc-dined form ci cake plate which may be substituted for the plate 5i in the package of Fig. 6. This Yplate comprises a flat disc li iny which is a depressed groove i2 that is spaced inwardly from the outer edge of the disc lglj. With this form or plate it is unnecessary to have the down turned tabs 53 described in conf n ection with the plate 5l' of Fig. 7.' When the plate 'Il is assembled in the cake package shown inFig. 6, it willbe held firmly against the bottom oi thebead 55 by the upturned tabs 5S of the inner-band 5d, and the ends of these tabs will engage the continuation 'i3 between the bead 'i2 the outer portion of the plate lll. The turned over ends of the tabs may also engage along the surface of the depressed bead l2. These Y positions of the ends of the tabs 58 are similar to thearrangement described and shown in Fig.-1.

.In practice, the, cake may be iced after its transfer tothe paper plate 5l or the plate H, and external means may be applied to the top of the plate, if desired, to keep the cake centered upon the plate in handling.

Fig. 9 illustrates a plate-similar to that shown in Fig. 8, in which there is an upstanding bead l5, in addition to the depressed bead l2, this arrangement being shown by way of example only, or" a construction to assist in keeping the cake centered upon the plate. i

The principles described in this specication and shown in these drawings may be. applied in a number of differentforms and combinations, and such modifications are intended to becovered by the appended claims.

l. A package comprising a plate, an inner circular band having an annular inwardly extending bead intermediate its top and bottom edges and inwardly extending means for holding the plate clamped beneath the bead, a sheet of transparent material overlapping thc top or irner band, and circular outer band fitting around the inner band and clamping the edges of said sheet between the inner outerbands.

2. A package comprising a plate,` an inner band encircling Vsaid plate having a collar extending above the plate and a supporting portion therebelow, the collarand'supporting portion being `joined together by an annular inwardly extending bead, said' band also having tabs on its supporting portion-arranged toextend inwardly and upwardly to engage the under surface of the plate when in assembled` position, sheet of transpar` ent material overlapping said collar, and an outer band encircling the inner band with the ends of said sheet held betweensaid bands.

3; A package comprising a plate, a band encircling `the Yplate and having a collar extending upwardly from the plate Yand a supporting portion extending downwardly from the plate, means on said supporting portion extending inwardly beneath the plate, a sheet of transparent material overlying the collar, an outer band encircling the nrst mentioned band and holding said sheet in place, theiinnercand outer bands being of substantially the same height, and the outer band presenting an unbroken outer surface.

4. Apackage comprising a plate, a band encircling the plate and having a collar extending upwardly from the plate and a supporting portion extendingdownwardly from the plate, means on said supporting portionv extending inwardly beneath the plate, openings in the collar portion, a sheet of transparent material overlying the collar portion and said openings, and an outer band encircling thefirst mentioned band and holding said sheet in place, the outer band being arranged so as to leave said openings unobstructed;

5; A' package-for pies or the like "comprising a plate having a` bottom,` a side wall and a peripheral iiange, a band encircling the plate and having an annular bead overlying said flange, a coll lar extending upwardly frointhe bead and a supporting port-ion extending downwardly from the bead, tabs on and distributedabout said supporting portion, said. tabsv extending beneath the flange and engaging the junction between the ange and 'side wall of the plate, a sheet of transparent material overlapping' the collar, and an outer band encircling the rst mentioned band and holding said sheet in place.

6.`A package for pies or' the like comprising a plate having a bottom, a side wall and aperipheral flange, a band encircling the plate and havingan annular bead' overlying said flange, a col-V lar extending upwardly from the bead and a supporting portion extending. downwardly from the bead, tabs on and distributed about. said supporting portion, said tabs extending beneath .the flange and engaging the sidewall of the plate, a sheet of transparent material overlapping the collar portion, and an outer band encircling the rst mentioned band and holding said sheet in place.

'7.'A package comprising a plate, a strip arranged to be formed into a band encircling said plate with the ends thereof overlapping, said strip comprising an upper collar portion' thetop edge of which is bent back upon the collar portion so as to form a bead, and a lower supporting portion having means thereon for engaging said plate when the band is in assembled position, the strip also having at each end of the supporting portion a part of an interlock the parts of which are interengaged when the ends are overlapped and the circular band is formed, the overlapped portions of the bead also being interengaged when the band is formed, a sheet of transparent material overlapping the collar portion, and another strip arranged to be formed into an outer band to encircle the first mentioned :V

band, the ends of the latter strip also being provided with portions of an interlock which are interengaged when the ends are overlapped and the outer band is formed, the edges of the sheet being held between said bands.

.an upper collar portion, a lower supporting portion and a plurality-of tabs arranged to be bent upwardly and inside the plate ange, a sheet of transparent material overlying the collar portion and an outer band encircling the inner band and the edges of said sheet.

9. A package comprising a plate having aV supporting surface and a downturned ilange comprising a plurality of separated sections, and a band encircling thefplate and provided with a plurality of tabs arranged to extend upwardly and inside the plate ange, the number of tabs being less than the number of plate iiange sections.

10.A package comprising a plate having a supporting surface and a downturned `ilange comprising a plurality of separated sections, and a band encircling the plate and provided with a plurality of tabs arranged to extend upwardly and inside the plate ange, said tabs being larger than and less in number than the sections of said plate ange.

il. A package comprising a plate having a supporting surface, an inner band encircling the Aplate and provided with an upper collar portion having openings therein, a bead overlying the plate, a lower supporting portion and a plurality of tabs arranged to extend upwardly and inwardly to engage beneath the supporting surface of the plate, a sheet of transparent material overlying the collar portion and an outer band arranged to encircle the innerr band and the edges of said sheet to hold the same in place and leave the openings exposed.

l2. A package comprising a plate having a supporting surface, an inner band encircling the plate andrprovided with an upper collar portion the upper edge of which has cutout portions and a lower supporting portion provided with means for engaging beneath said plate, a sheet oi transparent material overlying the upper edge of the collar portion, and an outer band encircling said inner `band and engaging the edges of said sheet, said outer band being of less height than the inner band. l

13. A package comprising a plate closing th bottom ofthe package, a strip of brous material arranged to be formed into a band encircling the plate, the band having a supporting portion and an upstanding collar portion joined by an inwardly-extending bead pressed therein and portions on and distributed about said supporting portion and arranged to be turned inwardly to support the plate beneath the bead, a sheet or" paper or the like overlapping the top of said collar, and a second strip of brous material also arranged to be formed into a band, the second band itting about the rst mentioned band and clamping the edges of the paperor the like between the bands.

i4. A package comprising a plate closing the bottom ci the package, a strip of iibrous material arranged to be formed into a band encircling the plate, the band having a supporting portion and a collar portion joined by an inwardly'extending bead, a portion of said band being of substantially the same height as the supporting portion and being turned inwardly to engage the plate, the plate being clamped between the bead and said inwardly turned portion, a sheet of paper or the like closing the top of the package and overlapping the top of said collar, and a second strip of fibrous material also arranged to be formed into a band, the second band being substantially the same height as the iirst mentioned band, and encircling the same so as to clamp the free edges of the overlapping covering paper or the like between the bands.

i5. A package comprising a plate having a supporting surface provided with a bead therein, a band encircling the plate having an annular inwardly extending bead intermediate its top and bottom edges and also a plurality of tabs arranged to be bent upwardly and inwardly to engage tlie bead on said plate to support the same beneath the bead of the band, a sheet of transparent material overlying the band, and means for holding said sheet upon said band.

16. A package comprising a plate having a supporting surface provided'with a bead spaced inwardly of the perimeter of the plate, a band encircling the plate having an annular inwardly extending bead intermediate its top and bottom edges and also a plurality of tabs arranged to be bent upwardly and inwardly to engage beneath the plate in the area between the bead and its perimeter to support the plate beneath the beadof the band, a sheet of transparent material overlying the band, and means for holding said sheet upon said band. v

GEORGE E. DAMRO'VV. 

